AMI Featured in UNICEF Magic Media Digest

Posted 10/19/09

Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) and intern Allie Mullins are featured in the October issue of Unicef's Media Magic Digest, which includes video excerpts from Summer Documentary Institute videos.

From the article: Willa Johnson, a 2007 Summer Documentary Institute graduate who continues to work with AMI on independent film and community projects, was inspired by AMI’s approach. “We learned how to make a documentary film, but the best part about the program is the identity-building work. We learn so much about the community we live in and how to be proud, instead of feeling ashamed about it, which is what I was taught growing up.”

Read the full article and watch streaming media at unicef.org.